Trumpet

AF822

From: Northern Zaire | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Lualaba River

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF822
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bagenya
Provenience Northern Zaire | Zaire | Belgian Congo | Lualaba River
Culture Area Central Africa
Section African
Materials Ivory | Hide | Hair | Fiber
Description

Ivory trumpet; tapers towards horizontal diamond shape mouth piece; the larger opening of the tusk is shod with a piece of hide, hide is wrapped around tusk and secured with a piece of fiber; possibly hide is of elephant, small pieces of black hair are evident.

Length 36 cm
Outside Diameter 5.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 1181 - Field No SF

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